Only Fools and Horses - The 80s Specials - Blu-ray Forum

zicobones · 11-01-2021, 03:20 PM

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Only-Fools-...1%2CB07DVRBFN5

On Blu-ray for the first time – lovely jubbly! Includes collectors’ booklet, behind the scenes photo galleries, 5 exclusive double-sided art cards, plus both the original and writer’s cut versions of ‘A Royal Flush’ and a fully restored 4 minute scene in ‘The Jolly Boys’ Outing’.

Join Del, Rodders and the rest of the gang on a series of adventures. Uncle Albert takes to the seas once more in ‘To Hull and Back’, Del Boy makes a lasting impression when he joins a clay pigeon shoot in ‘A Royal Flush’, the highs and lows of romance are revealed in ‘Dates’, and ‘The Jolly Boys’ Outing’ to Margate sees the entire Peckham faithful get into all sorts of trouble.

Written and created by John Sullivan. Starring: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield, Tessa Peake-Jones, John Challis, Roger Lloyd Pack, Sue Holderness, Patrick Murray, Roy Heather, Paul Barber, Gwyneth Strong and Jim Broadbent.

Episodes:
- To Hull and Back (Originally Transmitted: 25/12/85)
- A Royal Flush (Originally Transmitted: 25/12/86)
- The Frog’s Legacy (Originally Transmitted: 25/12/87)
- Dates (Originally Transmitted: 25/12/88)
- The Jolly Boys’ Outing (Originally Transmitted: 25/12/89)

Bonus Features:
- A roller coaster of behind the scenes photo galleries and previously unseen footage.

cicada88 · 11-01-2021, 03:23 PM

Do you know if this is upscaled or HD film scan?

CouncilSpectre · 11-01-2021, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by cicada88

Do you know if this is upscaled or HD film scan?

Back of the box says both, so it’ll be like Doctor Who, remastered film where available, upscaled SD where not.

franzsanchez · 11-01-2021, 03:25 PM

Good news! About time we're able to buy an uncut version of the jolly boys outing. so annoying that the dvd version of the best ever episode was cut, especially when it is always broadcast uncut on tv

so the next question is will the entire uncut show be released on bluray? I guess it depends on how this boxset sells

zicobones · 11-01-2021, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by franzsanchez

so the next question is will the entire uncut show be released on bluray? I guess it depends on how this boxset sells

Hopefully this is to test the waters and it sells well enough

drush9999 · 11-01-2021, 03:27 PM

Uncut episodes!
That's great news

drush9999 · 11-01-2021, 04:15 PM

We have to hope it's a Doctor Who quality upscale and not a Fawlty Towers quality upscale, but pre-ordered anyway as I want to retire my collection of bootleg uncut episodes from DVD-R hell.

zicobones · 11-01-2021, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by drush9999

We have to hope it's a Doctor Who quality upscale and not a Fawlty Towers quality upscale, but pre-ordered anyway as I want to retire my collection of bootleg uncut episodes from DVD-R hell.

Someone over on the roobarb's forum thinks its being Produced by 'The Ark'
who did the Blu Ray restorations of 'Day of the Triffids' and 'Smiley's People'.

Geoff D · 11-01-2021, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by drush9999

We have to hope it's a Doctor Who quality upscale and not a Fawlty Towers quality upscale, but pre-ordered anyway as I want to retire my collection of bootleg uncut episodes from DVD-R hell.

I rather enjoyed the Fawlty Towers BDs, not gonna lie. They could've gone easier on the noise reduction but at the same time the eradication of the composite dot crawl and moiré made it surprisingly watchable for me. And the actual HD film inserts look superb (though some are still upscaled, presumably because they couldn't find the OG film).

So if this Only Fools set is similar then I'll be happy with that. If it's betterer then great, that's a bonus.

mattyl149 · 11-01-2021, 05:39 PM

Hopefully these are fully uncut as there have been numerous cuts including ones for music rights issues

Cosmo Valdemar · 11-01-2021, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by mattyl149

Hopefully these are fully uncut as there have been numerous cuts including ones for music rights issues

A Royal Flush was later re-edited (cut) by John Sullivan; Jolly Boys Outing was cut due to music rights, and To Hull and Back was later cut due to non-PC language.

However, the back of this box states "The content was originally broadcast from 1985 - 1989 and reflects the language and attitudes of the time".

So, these specials seem to be uncut.

DrWally · 11-03-2021, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Cosmo Valdemar

A Royal Flush was later re-edited (cut) by John Sullivan; Jolly Boys Outing was cut due to music rights, and To Hull and Back was later cut due to non-PC language.

However, the back of this box states "The content was originally broadcast from 1985 - 1989 and reflects the language and attitudes of the time".

So, these specials seem to be uncut.

The footage may be restored, that doesn't necessarily mean that the correct music cues will be.

But yeah, assuming that the film footage from THAB and ARF exists and is properly mastered, then I am in for this.

Geode · 11-02-2021, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by mattyl149

Hopefully these are fully uncut as there have been numerous cuts including ones for music rights issues

My very first thought was about the music cuts.

Steedeel · 11-03-2021, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by mattyl149

Hopefully these are fully uncut as there have been numerous cuts including ones for music rights issues

The DVD collection was riddled with cuts. Really disappointing. I will only upgrade if this collection is uncut. Pointless otherwise.

drush9999 · 11-03-2021, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Steedeel

The DVD collection was riddled with cuts. Really disappointing. I will only upgrade if this collection is uncut. Pointless otherwise.

I remember importing the US sets as they were less cut than the UK counterparts. (Same thing with Blackadder Christmas Carol which is only uncut on the very first US Blackadder set)

Steedeel · 11-03-2021, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by drush9999

I remember importing the US sets as they were less cut than the UK counterparts. (Same thing with Blackadder Christmas Carol which is only uncut on the very first US Blackadder set)

It’s very jarring as I have seen each episode hundreds of times and virtually know the script by now.

(I’m sure I’m not the only one)

newgen2005 · 11-01-2021, 05:46 PM

Ordered. I am curious what the transfers will be like, as long as they are better than DVD ill be happy

Let's hope they are fully uncut, with intact music etc.

Drexlspivey · 11-01-2021, 07:08 PM

Can anybody with a uk address order this at the moment for some reason it can't be pre orderd .

The Hornets · 11-01-2021, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Drexlspivey

Can anybody with a uk address order this at the moment for some reason it can't be pre orderd .

Yes orderable with a U.K. address.
Standard Amazon policy these days to block preorders by those overseas.

Scottishguy · 11-01-2021, 07:39 PM

Will probably be a bit waxy.

We shall see.

11-01-2021, 03:20 PM	#1
zicobones Active Member Member since:Apr 2011 Location:UK Blu-ray collection:119 DVD collection:4	Only Fools and Horses - The 80s Specials https://www.amazon.co.uk/Only-Fools-...1%2CB07DVRBFN5 On Blu-ray for the first time – lovely jubbly! Includes collectors’ booklet, behind the scenes photo galleries, 5 exclusive double-sided art cards, plus both the original and writer’s cut versions of ‘A Royal Flush’ and a fully restored 4 minute scene in ‘The Jolly Boys’ Outing’. Join Del, Rodders and the rest of the gang on a series of adventures. Uncle Albert takes to the seas once more in ‘To Hull and Back’, Del Boy makes a lasting impression when he joins a clay pigeon shoot in ‘A Royal Flush’, the highs and lows of romance are revealed in ‘Dates’, and ‘The Jolly Boys’ Outing’ to Margate sees the entire Peckham faithful get into all sorts of trouble. Written and created by John Sullivan. Starring: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield, Tessa Peake-Jones, John Challis, Roger Lloyd Pack, Sue Holderness, Patrick Murray, Roy Heather, Paul Barber, Gwyneth Strong and Jim Broadbent. Episodes: - To Hull and Back (Originally Transmitted: 25/12/85) - A Royal Flush (Originally Transmitted: 25/12/86) - The Frog’s Legacy (Originally Transmitted: 25/12/87) - Dates (Originally Transmitted: 25/12/88) - The Jolly Boys’ Outing (Originally Transmitted: 25/12/89) Bonus Features: - A roller coaster of behind the scenes photo galleries and previously unseen footage. Last edited by BigNickUK; 11-01-2021 at 05:57 PM.

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11-01-2021, 03:23 PM	#2
cicada88 Senior Member Member since:Dec 2013 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:1	Do you know if this is upscaled or HD film scan?

11-01-2021, 03:25 PM	#4
franzsanchez Active Member Member since:Sep 2012	Good news! About time we're able to buy an uncut version of the jolly boys outing. so annoying that the dvd version of the best ever episode was cut, especially when it is always broadcast uncut on tv so the next question is will the entire uncut show be released on bluray? I guess it depends on how this boxset sells

11-01-2021, 03:27 PM	#6
drush9999 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Nov 2016 Location:Sutton Coldfield, England 4K collection:566 Blu-ray collection:6092 DVD collection:488 Trading Score:1	Uncut episodes! That's great news

11-01-2021, 04:15 PM	#7
drush9999 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Nov 2016 Location:Sutton Coldfield, England 4K collection:566 Blu-ray collection:6092 DVD collection:488 Trading Score:1	We have to hope it's a Doctor Who quality upscale and not a Fawlty Towers quality upscale, but pre-ordered anyway as I want to retire my collection of bootleg uncut episodes from DVD-R hell.

11-01-2021, 05:39 PM	#10
mattyl149 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2011 Location:Old Hill, West Midlands 4K collection:494 Blu-ray collection:8413 DVD collection:1045 Digital collection:133 Blu-ray reviews:1	Hopefully these are fully uncut as there have been numerous cuts including ones for music rights issues

11-01-2021, 05:46 PM	#17
newgen2005 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Guernsey 4K collection:86 Blu-ray collection:739	Ordered. I am curious what the transfers will be like, as long as they are better than DVD ill be happy Let's hope they are fully uncut, with intact music etc.

11-01-2021, 07:08 PM	#18
Drexlspivey Member Member since:Apr 2012 4K collection:796 Blu-ray collection:4471 DVD collection:416 Trading Score:1	Can anybody with a uk address order this at the moment for some reason it can't be pre orderd .

11-01-2021, 07:39 PM	#20
Scottishguy Banned Member since:Apr 2019 4K collection:134 Blu-ray collection:1988 DVD collection:26 Trading Score:1	Will probably be a bit waxy. We shall see.

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